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My two best friends, have started shop lifting and the other week stole £50 in value each I want them to stop because I don't want them to get caught.
I want to go shopping with them but if they're stealing and they'll get caught I will get in trouble to.
I think they're peer pressuing me to they all telling me to join in and its fun but I really dont want to.........
How can I get them to stop?????
Please help I rate high!!!!!!!

Don't try to get to them to stop. Trust me on this one. If you do, that will make them try harder to get you to join in. This is going to seem like the wrong thing to do, but the best thing you can do is just turn the other way. Don't go shopping with them because you're right, you WILL get into trouble if they're caught. To the security guards, teenagers are all the same. You can do other things besides shopping, like watching movies at home. And if they start talking about shoplifting, either ignore it or subtly change the subject. Eventually, I'm sure they will be caught, and that will probably make them stop. Unfortunately you can't be responsible for your friends' actions. This is what my mom told me, because when she was a teenager she told her friends to stop smoking, and they pressured her into doing it. Guess what? She's still smoking. I've been following her advice for eighteen years now and so far it's worked. I know it hurts, but your friends are going to do things whether you like it or not. They're responsible for themselves, and if they want to make bad choices, that's up to them. Whenever you feel pressured, just walk away. If it gets really bad, it may be time to find some new friends.

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(Rating: 5) Thanks hunni what you have said is great I'll make sure that it works.
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